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Some days, eating foods that other people enjoy without a second thought can bring on fatigue, swelling, brain fog, stomach discomfort, or long stretches of feeling unwell. Your body may react differently now. Things that once felt normal, like a...

Cold air comes in alongside calendars full of promises. Tossing lights into boxes. Shifting back to old rhythms. Writing down what should happen. Handling tasks left behind when holidays took over. For those living with ongoing health struggles, this time...

Again, the holiday season comes around, bringing with it the never-ending invitations to gatherings. But you, as the host this year, have the power to provide the space for those living with a chronic illness to actually be a part...

The holidays come with this implicit to-do list that never was actually written out for you but which it seems you are expected to be in compliance with anyway. You are expected to go to all the parties. You are...

inThere’s a type of magic that comes with the month of December. The lights turn on earlier, the traditions come back, and there’s just this unspoken need to mean it. But for many, especially those dealing with chronic illnesses, loved...

October rolls around and suddenly everyone is completely stoked about attending haunted houses, corn mazes, and Halloween bashes. Your social media feeds are with individuals screaming their way through high-production-value horror scares scenes, and someone will approach you and invite...

Each September, gold ribbons serve as a reminder that it's Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The symbol is powerful, but childhood cancer families need more than awareness, they need real, every-day support. If you have ever found yourself pondering, "What can...

Disability Pride Month is in July, and visibility is vital, but I just can't stop thinking about something more. What if we're not just asking to be included in wellness conversations—what if we're actually pioneering them? After decades of navigating...

Why Cooling Matters for Chronic Illness Living with a chronic illness means constantly navigating a world that often doesn’t accommodate your needs—especially during the summer months. When the temperatures rise, so do the challenges. For many of us dealing with...

A view into how IBD shaped BeWell for World IBD Day. When I Was First Diagnosed with Crohn’s... ...I thought my life would be divided in two: before IBD and after IBD. But what I didn’t expect—what no one tells...

The pastel bunnies intrude, supermarkets are filled to the brim with egg-dying kits, and social media feeds are saturated with pristine family Easter schedules. And we, with chronic illness, quietly tallying the energy cost of every tradition and attempting to...